Bill Text: NY A03759 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3759 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the use of construction and demolition debris as fill for reclaimed mines without local government approval.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to environmental conservation [A03759 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03759-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3759
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         requiring  local approval for using construction and demolition debris
         as fill for mined land reclamation
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  23-2713 of the environmental conservation law is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    3    3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW,  NO  MINING  PLAN  OR
    4  RECLAMATION  PLAN  SHALL  PROPOSE TO UTILIZE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
    5  DEBRIS AS FILL WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY, TOWN OR  VILLAGE  WHERE
    6  THE AFFECTED LAND IS LOCATED.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05943-01-1